University of New Hampshire Athletics
Friday, October 25
Durham, N.H.
6 PM
University of New Hampshire
vs
Maine
Photo by Meghan Murphy
Photo by: Meghan Murphy
UNH Hosts Maine, Travels to Providence This Weekend
10/24/2019 11:14:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Wildcats host Maine for the Border Battle Friday evening.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
NEW HAMPSHIRE (3-2-2, 2-1-1 HEA) vs. MAINE (2-3-1, 0-2-0)
Friday, Oct. 25 – 6 P.M. – Whittemore Center Arena, Durham, N.H. - CBS College Sports
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NEW HAMPSHIRE (3-2-2, 2-1-1 HEA) vs. PROVIDENCE (2-2-2, 0-0-0)
Saturday, Oct. 26 – 2 P.M. – Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I. – CBS College Sports
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DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team continues Hockey East conference play with a split weekend at home and in Rhode Island. The Wildcats will welcome the Maine Black Bears to the Whittemore Center Arena Friday evening for a 6 P.M. puckdrop; the matchup will be the fourth iteration of this seasons Border Battle series, sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings. For tickets, visit UNHWildcats.com or call (603)862-4000.
The Wildcats travel to Providence, Rhode Island the following Saturday to face the Providence College Friars at 2 P.M. Both games will be streamed on CBS CollegeSportsLive.
LAST TIME OUT
- New Hampshire took one conference point out of last weekend's matchups with Vermont and #3 Northeastern.
- The Wildcats found themselves in a 3-0 deficit early in Friday evening's matchup with the Catamounts. The Wildcats were able to answer back UVM's three goals in the final two periods, with a goal from Meghara McManus (Milton, Mass.) in the second, Taylor Wenczkowski (Rochester, N.H.) on the power play early in the third, and Jada Christian (Caledon East, Ontario) tied the game late in the third. Freshman goaltender Nikki Harnett (Plymouth, Minn.) made her first career appearance in net after the Wildcats fell behind 3-0. Harnett made 19 saves and prevented Vermont from scoring a fourth as her offense rallied back for the tie.
- On Sunday, the Wildcats faced the #3 Northeastern Huskies; after an even first period, the Huskies took control in the second and third periods to take a 3-0 lead. New Hampshire tallied a late third period, extra-attacker goal from Nicole Dunbar (Coto de Caza, Calif.), and goaltender Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) made a career-high 45 saves, but the Wildcats fell to the Huskies 4-1.
AN AWARD-WINNING DEBUT
Rookie netminder Nikki Harnett made her first career appearance against Vermont, entering the game late in the first period down by three goals. The freshman stopped all 19 shots she faced in the final two periods as her offense rallied back from a 3-0 deficit to come back and tie the game 3-3, saving a conference point. Harnett was named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week for her efforts, and continued UNH's 2019-2020 streak of weekly awards won by goaltenders.
ABOUT MAINE
- The Black Bears (Orono, Maine) come into the weekend looking for their first Hockey East win, after falling to #3 Northeastern and Boston University in the first weekend of conference play.
- Maine overall is 2-3-1 on the season, with wins over Sacred Heart and a loss and tie to Quinnipiac.
- UNH holds a 42-13-7 all time record against the Black Bears; both teams are even in the last five meetings at 2-2-1.
- UNH leads Maine 3-0 in the 2019-2020 Border Battle, with men's and women's cross country and women's soccer collecting head-to-head wins this already fall.
ABOUT PROVIDENCE
- The Friars (Providence, Rhode Island), are entering their first weekend of Hockey East play, with an even record of 2-2-2.
- Providence split the opening weekend with Quinnipiac 1-1-0, won and tied against Bemidji State, 1-0-1, and had a 0-1-1 weekend at Penn State.
- The Wildcats and the Friars have faced off 154 times in the two programs' histories. The teams split their last series in January, with Providence winning game one 4-0 and UNH winning game two 5-0.
- The Friars face #3 Northeastern at home before welcoming the Wildcats into Schneider Arena.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE (3-2-2, 2-1-1 HEA) vs. MAINE (2-3-1, 0-2-0)
Friday, Oct. 25 – 6 P.M. – Whittemore Center Arena, Durham, N.H. - CBS College Sports
TICKETS | WATCH LIVE | LIVE STATS
NEW HAMPSHIRE (3-2-2, 2-1-1 HEA) vs. PROVIDENCE (2-2-2, 0-0-0)
Saturday, Oct. 26 – 2 P.M. – Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I. – CBS College Sports
WATCH LIVE | LIVE STATS
DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team continues Hockey East conference play with a split weekend at home and in Rhode Island. The Wildcats will welcome the Maine Black Bears to the Whittemore Center Arena Friday evening for a 6 P.M. puckdrop; the matchup will be the fourth iteration of this seasons Border Battle series, sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings. For tickets, visit UNHWildcats.com or call (603)862-4000.
The Wildcats travel to Providence, Rhode Island the following Saturday to face the Providence College Friars at 2 P.M. Both games will be streamed on CBS CollegeSportsLive.
LAST TIME OUT
- New Hampshire took one conference point out of last weekend's matchups with Vermont and #3 Northeastern.
- The Wildcats found themselves in a 3-0 deficit early in Friday evening's matchup with the Catamounts. The Wildcats were able to answer back UVM's three goals in the final two periods, with a goal from Meghara McManus (Milton, Mass.) in the second, Taylor Wenczkowski (Rochester, N.H.) on the power play early in the third, and Jada Christian (Caledon East, Ontario) tied the game late in the third. Freshman goaltender Nikki Harnett (Plymouth, Minn.) made her first career appearance in net after the Wildcats fell behind 3-0. Harnett made 19 saves and prevented Vermont from scoring a fourth as her offense rallied back for the tie.
- On Sunday, the Wildcats faced the #3 Northeastern Huskies; after an even first period, the Huskies took control in the second and third periods to take a 3-0 lead. New Hampshire tallied a late third period, extra-attacker goal from Nicole Dunbar (Coto de Caza, Calif.), and goaltender Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) made a career-high 45 saves, but the Wildcats fell to the Huskies 4-1.
AN AWARD-WINNING DEBUT
Rookie netminder Nikki Harnett made her first career appearance against Vermont, entering the game late in the first period down by three goals. The freshman stopped all 19 shots she faced in the final two periods as her offense rallied back from a 3-0 deficit to come back and tie the game 3-3, saving a conference point. Harnett was named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week for her efforts, and continued UNH's 2019-2020 streak of weekly awards won by goaltenders.
ABOUT MAINE
- The Black Bears (Orono, Maine) come into the weekend looking for their first Hockey East win, after falling to #3 Northeastern and Boston University in the first weekend of conference play.
- Maine overall is 2-3-1 on the season, with wins over Sacred Heart and a loss and tie to Quinnipiac.
- UNH holds a 42-13-7 all time record against the Black Bears; both teams are even in the last five meetings at 2-2-1.
- UNH leads Maine 3-0 in the 2019-2020 Border Battle, with men's and women's cross country and women's soccer collecting head-to-head wins this already fall.
ABOUT PROVIDENCE
- The Friars (Providence, Rhode Island), are entering their first weekend of Hockey East play, with an even record of 2-2-2.
- Providence split the opening weekend with Quinnipiac 1-1-0, won and tied against Bemidji State, 1-0-1, and had a 0-1-1 weekend at Penn State.
- The Wildcats and the Friars have faced off 154 times in the two programs' histories. The teams split their last series in January, with Providence winning game one 4-0 and UNH winning game two 5-0.
- The Friars face #3 Northeastern at home before welcoming the Wildcats into Schneider Arena.
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